Taylor 818e Overview
Taylor's 818e Grand Orchestra has proven that a big-bodied guitar can be loud, responsive and versatile without compromise.The 818e showcases rosewood's tonal potential in a bold and complex package. Made all the more dynamic by Andy Power's unique 800 series voicing refinements. For solo performers or scaled down acoustic acts whose guitars do the work of a backing band, the 818e offers a multi-dimensional stage partner.
High-end aesthetic details include maple binding and back strip, rosewood top edge trim, rosewood pickguard, mother-of-pearl Element fretboard inlay, smoky ebony fretboard, and Expression System 2 acoustic electronics.
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- Shape: Grand Symphony
- Number of Strings: 6
- Back/Side Wood: Indian Rosewood
- Scale length: 25-1/2"
- Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
- Body Length: 20 5/8"
- Electronics: Expression System 2®
- Body Width: 16 3/4"
- Cutaway: None
- Body Depth: 5"
- Nut & Saddle: Tusq Nut/Micarta Saddle
- Neck Width: 1-3/4"
- Neck/Heel: Tropical Mahogany
- Bracing: Advanced Performance with Relief Rout
- Fretboard Wood: Ebony
- Fretboard Inlay: Element
- Headstock Overlay: Ebony
- Binding: Maple .080"
- Bridge Pins: Ebony with Abalone Dots
- Tuners: Taylor Nickel
- Truss Rod Cover: Ebony
- Back/Side Finish: Gloss 3.5
- Top Finish: Gloss 3.5
- Neck Finish: Satin
- Pickguard: Rosewood
- Case: Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Brown
- Number of Frets: 20
- Back Config: 2-piece No Wedge
- Brand of Strings: Elixir Phosphor Bronze Medium
- Buttons: Nickel
- Edge Trim: Indian Rosewood
- Fretboard Binding: Maple
- Heel Cap Binding: Maple
- Heel length: 3-1/2"
- Peghead Finish: Gloss
- Peghead Binding: Maple
- Peghead Logo: Taylor Mother of Pearl
- Peghead Type: Standard
- Rosette Mat.: Abalone
- Rosette Size: Single Ring
- Type of Neck: Joint Scarf
